Deir el-Naqlun inv. no. 265.86 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

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Vessel: Deir el-Naqlun inv. no. 265.86

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Context Information

Site Name

Deir el-Naqlun

Date

beginning of the 5th - mid 7th

Site Type

Monastery

Country/Region

Egypt/Fayoum

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Found in the courth of hermitage I

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Dipinti; the long inscription belongs to the "theou charis kerdos" type (Derda 1992), mentioning "sacred oil". Text in black ink

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Deir el-Naqlun inv. no. 265.86

Transport amphora

Deir el-Naqlun

beginning of the 5th - mid 7th

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Derda, T.. "Inscriptions with the formula Θεοῦ χάρις κέρδος on Late Roman Amphorae" Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 94 (1992), 135–152 , Number Nr. I1, Plate Plate 5.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).